Category Archives: media
The Mobster and the Tipster
By Chris Daly More reasons to enjoy life in one of the last remaining two-newspaper cities in America. The Globe and the Herald continue to bash each other (as they should), sometimes at the risk of sounding silly. A brief … Continue reading
Filed under Boston, Journalism, leaks, media
Whither MSNBC?
New York Times television reporter Bill Carter has a good piece today on MSNBC — not least because he quoted me. [Fun fact: my quote includes an odd mistake. I sent him my quote by email. I meant to write … Continue reading
Filed under broadcasting, Journalism, media, MSNBC, New York Times, Olbermann, Politics
On photography in a disaster
I am posting the following essay by Tyler Hicks — an award-winning news photographer for the New York Times (and B.U. Journalism alum). It was sent by the Times via email, “exclusively to Times subscribers.” But I cannot imagine that … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media, New York Times
New Boston Globe website
By Chris Daly After months of planning, the Boston Globe unveiled its new website today. On first impression, I am impressed. I have tried it on a desktop, on a laptop, and on an iPhone, and it worked well across … Continue reading
Filed under Boston, Journalism, media, publishing
Covering America: the book
By Chris Daly My publisher, UMass Press, has produced this flier about my book, which includes the all-important ORDER FORM for advance orders. DALY_flyer
Filed under Covering America, journalism history, media
A Bottom at Last?
By Chris Daly Probably too soon to tell, but the latest figures from ASNE on the annual census of newsroom employees are actually up a little bit. The bad news: the percentage of minorities slipped, again. Amazing: 441 US newspapers … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media
News about the news
By Chris Daly It’s a busy Monday for news about the news business. Here goes: –Happily, the four talented, experienced journalists from the NYTimes captured by the Libyan government have been released. –From London comes word of limited progress … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media
NY Times pay wall
By Chris Daly So often, the field of media criticism/analysis partakes of the spirit of sports journalism. If you watch ESPN a lot, you realize that most of the people on the screen have a very specific skill set: … Continue reading
Filed under media, New York Times, publishing
Whose press freedom?
By Chris Daly Today’s Times includes a “sidebar” piece (column?) by legal correspondent Adam Liptak. I found it frustrating for a couple of reasons. For one thing, it is a bit of a mystery why it is running now (except … Continue reading
Filed under history, Journalism, media, New York Times, Supreme Court
Watchdog or cheerleader?
By Chris Daly After watching the recent documentary “Inside Job,” about the U.S. economic collapse in 2008, I couldn’t help wondering: Where was the business press during all the run-up to the edge of the cliff? The film is not … Continue reading
Filed under business, CNBC, media, New York Times
